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moore is said to be obama saysed with winning him back. the report says friends, her daughter, even ex-husband bruce willis have all tried to make her realize he's not coming back. >> nfl receiver sent out a tweet oring a free dinner to the first 200 people to show up at new york's famous sylvia restaurant in haar lemme. he spent $8,000 on ribs, fried chicken, mack and cheese. >>> and finally, the eh network announced tuesday of all people clint eastwood and family are coming to reality tv. watch out kardashians. mr. eastwood and country will feature dena eastwood. eastwood's daughter with actress frances fisher. >>> i don't know, i don't see it. but, you know. >> i think -- >> maybe they're, like, wild and crazy and -- >> i don't imagine him being too much of a part of it. people are going to want to see it for him and it's all about his wife and kids. >> tune in. you'll find out. i'm lynne barry. this is first look on msnbc. "way too early" with philly guys starts right now. >> we did it again. people are saying you're being out stanced
moore is said to be obama saysed with winning him back. the report says friends, her daughter, even ex-husband bruce willis have all tried to make her realize he's not coming back. >> nfl receiver sent out a tweet oring a free dinner to the first 200 people to show up at new york's famous sylvia restaurant in haar lemme. he spent $8,000 on ribs, fried chicken, mack and cheese. >>> and finally, the eh network announced tuesday of all people clint eastwood and family are coming to...
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obama pledged that the u.s. will be friends with any nation that respects its people's rights and international law. nbc political director and chief white house reporter chuck todd has been traveling with the president. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. president obama is the first president to ever visit myanmar. i can tell you it's been a whirlwind day here for the president. the president got here, greeted by throngs of people of this country at times getting very close actually to the motorcade. the first thing he did after he met with the president is he went to nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi, who of course is the big democracy activist here in myanmar. the president was here and made the case why myanmar needs to continue its democratic reform and also told the story of the evolution of american democracy hoping it would serve as a model. here's a little bit of that speech. >> i stand before you today, the president of the most powerful nation on earth, but recogn
obama pledged that the u.s. will be friends with any nation that respects its people's rights and international law. nbc political director and chief white house reporter chuck todd has been traveling with the president. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. president obama is the first president to ever visit myanmar. i can tell you it's been a whirlwind day here for the president. the president got here, greeted by throngs of people of this country at times...
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tonight president obama host aid screening of the new movie "lincoln" at the white house. yep, after the movie joe biden was like, whoa, i did not see that ending coming. am i -- anyone else? am i -- that's crazy, right? some more news out of washington. during his final speech on the house floor yesterday, 77-year-old congressman ron paul said the constitution has failed. which must be a bummer because he's actually one of the guys who signed it. why would you do that? >> all right, it is the end of an era at the box office. twihards everywhere will line up to see "breaking down." it is supposed to rake in over $150 million this afternoon. >> just like the james bond movie you haven't seen. >> i don't have time, bill. speaking of "twilight" the on and off again romance has been taking its toll on will ferrell. >> we hope there is closure there soon. >>> the cast and crew of "the big bang theory" decided to surprise their producers with a "call me maybe" flash mob. the choreographed number was done in front of a live number. >> and news that kris and bruce jenner will be g
tonight president obama host aid screening of the new movie "lincoln" at the white house. yep, after the movie joe biden was like, whoa, i did not see that ending coming. am i -- anyone else? am i -- that's crazy, right? some more news out of washington. during his final speech on the house floor yesterday, 77-year-old congressman ron paul said the constitution has failed. which must be a bummer because he's actually one of the guys who signed it. why would you do that? >> all...
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. >> reporter: and while they grieve here in southeast wisconsin, president obama and mitt romney both weighed in, sending their condolences as well to the victims. the officer who was shot multiple times is expected to recover. now, the sink kh religion is not affiliated at all with the muslim religion, but since 9/11, there have been a number of attacks on sikhs for people who mistakenly thought that they were muslims. reporting in oak creek, wisconsin, andy roesgen for nbc news. >>> the u.s. economy will likely be the hot topic on the campaign trail this week as president obama heads to connecticut and colorado, and mitt romney begins a multistate bus tour. meanwhile, speculation over romney's choice of a running mate continues to swirl. nbc's clair laka is live for us this morning in washington, d.c. claire, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, veronica. that is right. well, those tragic shootings at the milwaukee sikh temple that we just told you about quieted the campaign for at least a day, as president obama and republican challenger mitt romney, they expresse
. >> reporter: and while they grieve here in southeast wisconsin, president obama and mitt romney both weighed in, sending their condolences as well to the victims. the officer who was shot multiple times is expected to recover. now, the sink kh religion is not affiliated at all with the muslim religion, but since 9/11, there have been a number of attacks on sikhs for people who mistakenly thought that they were muslims. reporting in oak creek, wisconsin, andy roesgen for nbc news....
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politics says president obama blinked at a rate of 70.8 times per minute last week. much more than mitt romney. it's a measure of stress, but does it definitely say which candidate will win in november? on "meet the press," nbc political director chuck todd said that president obama may have a problem because hispanic voters are not as enthuse see as 12ik as they were in 2008. >> even though he's going to get more hispanics if less of them turn out, it's a net zero and yet you look at republican enthusiasm up, senior enthusiasm up. by the way, all of this, pre-debate. >>> on abc's this week paul krugman hammered the media for not fact checking mitt romney in the debate. >> the news media will not cover me as long as i forcefully say he won. >> the press is against obama now? >> it doesn't know how to handle untruths. >>> and a strange political endorsement online from that wild and crazy guy, steve martin. he made a issatira krzyzewski video on how to use paper and paper clips. >>> and that is your morning dish of scrambles politics. >>> and now here's your "first lo
politics says president obama blinked at a rate of 70.8 times per minute last week. much more than mitt romney. it's a measure of stress, but does it definitely say which candidate will win in november? on "meet the press," nbc political director chuck todd said that president obama may have a problem because hispanic voters are not as enthuse see as 12ik as they were in 2008. >> even though he's going to get more hispanics if less of them turn out, it's a net zero and yet you...
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in washington are simmering over details surrounding the 9/11 terror attack in benghazi as president obama stands up for his u.n. secretary against scathing criticism from republicans. all that while embattled former cia director david petraeus prepares to testify on capitol hill today. and breaking news from the middle east. as rockets are fired between the israelis and palestinians, this morning three israelis are killed. we'll have a live report coming up. first, good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. today, one scandal will give way to another in washington. david petraeus expected to testify in a closed door senate intelligence committee hearing. general petraeus is not expected to talk about his personal indiscretions that ended his cia career last week. instead, he'll be discussing details in the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya that resulted in the death of christopher stevens and three others. >>> also, the controversy over u.n. ambassador susan rice calling the assault spontaneous in september reached a boiling point. yesterday president obama and his first
in washington are simmering over details surrounding the 9/11 terror attack in benghazi as president obama stands up for his u.n. secretary against scathing criticism from republicans. all that while embattled former cia director david petraeus prepares to testify on capitol hill today. and breaking news from the middle east. as rockets are fired between the israelis and palestinians, this morning three israelis are killed. we'll have a live report coming up. first, good morning, everyone. i'm...
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the story they tell about barack obama is well he's always bad things. if you're trying to figure out well what is it that - what's the strategy here? how are we trying toin ts ra itorfi on their side. that's why they're so inefficient with their money. spending is a wreck. message is all over the place. that's why they're not having as big an impact and people thought they would. >> don't miss the unique take on politics and all the top stories on the el madow show at 9:00 eastern, the place for politics. >>> here's your "first look" at the other news going on around today. in utah, a dramatic rescue for a young deer that got trapped in a man hole earlier this week. poor guy. officers used a cinpeo lasso the spooked animal and hoist it to safety. the deer was then released back into the wild. >>> all right. beer drinkers may want to turn away for a mont. cases and cases of beer went from aovrnsemi that o higay took a turn too quickly. the stretch of highway was closed for three hours while crews cleaned up the big mess and set the truck upright. the dri
the story they tell about barack obama is well he's always bad things. if you're trying to figure out well what is it that - what's the strategy here? how are we trying toin ts ra itorfi on their side. that's why they're so inefficient with their money. spending is a wreck. message is all over the place. that's why they're not having as big an impact and people thought they would. >> don't miss the unique take on politics and all the top stories on the el madow show at 9:00 eastern, the...
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good morning, right now president obama is in southeast asia for a regional summit this opened the door to the first u.s. presidential visits to myanmar and cambodia. secretary of state hillary clinton was also there until just moments ago, when she departed for the middle east at the president's request. for more on that, political director and , chuck todd. >> reporter: it's fair to say the events in gaza have overshadowed what the president's been working on here in southeast asia. i can tell you this, last night cambodia time, the president was on the phone until 2:30 in the morning basically doing shuttle diplomacy first with egyptian president morsi and then netanyahu and then back on the phone with morsi. the reason there, obviously, talking to netanyahu getting a sense of what it would take to prevent him from doing the ground invasion into gaza. the talks with morsi are about, this is the egyptian leader, has the direct contacts with hamas. neither united states or israel has that. the decision to send secretary clinton i'm told by white house aides is neither an acknowledgment
good morning, right now president obama is in southeast asia for a regional summit this opened the door to the first u.s. presidential visits to myanmar and cambodia. secretary of state hillary clinton was also there until just moments ago, when she departed for the middle east at the president's request. for more on that, political director and , chuck todd. >> reporter: it's fair to say the events in gaza have overshadowed what the president's been working on here in southeast asia. i...
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president obama personally called and lobbied senators asking them to oppose it. earlier this year, the president put off the pipeline proposal which would ship oil from canada down to the gulf coast pending further environmental review. >>> yesterday in the house, members of congress debated a new republican proposal that would restrict abortion rights for women. last night on "the ed show" illinois democrat expressed surprise to host ed schultz that republicans continue to push bills that are clearly unpopular with women across the political spectrum. >> happy international women's day. the republicans are celebrating by doubling down on their war on women. it's just remarkable. but you know what, ed, 60% -- over 60% of voters are against the blunt amendment, the one that said that an employer could deny a woman -- actually anyone, something that -- a health service that went against his moral judgment or his religious beliefs. and that's also true in the majority of end pents and even 40% of the republicans don't agree wet that. -- agree with that. i think in s
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a cnn orc international poll called the debate closer, with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night football got millions of viewers who missed the faceoff on muslim extremists. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. we can't kill our way out of this. >> governor romney, i'm glad you recognize al qaeda is a threat. because a few months ago when you were asked what is the biggest geopolitical threat, you said russia. what we need to do with respect
a cnn orc international poll called the debate closer, with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four...
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"way too early" is next. >> sorry. >>> president obama address the u.n. general assembly after the assassination of the u.s. ambassador in libya and hot hit rick from iran and israel about the prospects for war. the question is how will the president deal with the iran question in his speech here in new york in front of the world? >>> the must watch massachusetts senate race gets more personal with ads up from scott brown and from elizabeth warren about her alleged native american heritage. the question is who has the edge for the last month of this back and forth
"way too early" is next. >> sorry. >>> president obama address the u.n. general assembly after the assassination of the u.s. ambassador in libya and hot hit rick from iran and israel about the prospects for war. the question is how will the president deal with the iran question in his speech here in new york in front of the world? >>> the must watch massachusetts senate race gets more personal with ads up from scott brown and from elizabeth warren about her...
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in a general election matchup, president obama leads his close et competitor by 50% to 45%. and the latest nbc news/maris poll in ohio the biggest prize on tuesday, rick santorum leads mitt romney by two points. msnbc is the place for all your super tuesday results. don't miss a minute of live special coverage beginning with way too early and "morning joe". it will continue late into the night right here on msnbc, the place for politics. all right. elsewhere, president obama beats with israeli prime minister benjamin net enya hue saying if necessary the u.s. would not hesitate to attack iran to keep it from developing a nuclear bomb. the president spoke at apac vowing to defend israel. nbc's brian mooar has the story. >> reporter: speaking to a powerful pro-israel group one day before a critical meeting with israel's prime minister, president obama sent a forceful message on iran. >> iran's leaders should understand i do not have a policy of containment. i have a policy to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >>> president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin n
in a general election matchup, president obama leads his close et competitor by 50% to 45%. and the latest nbc news/maris poll in ohio the biggest prize on tuesday, rick santorum leads mitt romney by two points. msnbc is the place for all your super tuesday results. don't miss a minute of live special coverage beginning with way too early and "morning joe". it will continue late into the night right here on msnbc, the place for politics. all right. elsewhere, president obama beats...
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supreme court take up the constitutionality of president obama's sweeping heathcare reform law. it's a decision that will have a broad back on america's health care system. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, veronica. the health care law was sweeping in its scope and so is the challenge before the high court. >>> from the moment president obama signed his signature, health care reform law, this day was inevitable. now it's time for the supreme court to scrutinize the most sweeping legislation in a nation. citizens have been waiting outside the high court for days. many are hoping to catch a glimpse of an extraordinary three days of arguments destined to make history. >> for this mother, the fight is personal. >> it's related to religious freedoms and religious rights in america. >> at the core of this case, can congress force every american to pay for health care? 26 states are qa'inging the law, including georgia. >> we look forward to the supreme court holding the act unconstitutional. >> by the end of this decade, we're going to be glad the republicans called it oba
supreme court take up the constitutionality of president obama's sweeping heathcare reform law. it's a decision that will have a broad back on america's health care system. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, veronica. the health care law was sweeping in its scope and so is the challenge before the high court. >>> from the moment president obama signed his signature, health care reform law, this day was inevitable. now it's time for the supreme court to scrutinize the...
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. >> reporter: santorum called romney's tax plan obama styled class warfare. he's sponsoring computer robocalls all over michigan asking democrats to vote against romney. romney calls it a dirty trick. republican governors are worrieded a prolonged fight could hurt the party's chances in november. >> do you think they should calm down a little bit so? >> reporter: even before the polls close today in michigan and in arizona, rick santorum is switching his focus to super tuesday, he's headed to ohio where mitt romney is already outspending him three to one. >> a squeaker in michigan. thank you. >>> all day long, msnbc is the place to follow today's crucial republican primaries. we've got special prime time coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. hosted by chris matthew,s ed al sharpton, do not miss a minute of the special coverage. >>> at a tea party event, rick santorum calling president obama a snob for wanting every american to go to college. illinois congressman told al sharpton that santorum is wrong in several ways. >> i don't know what rick santorum is
. >> reporter: santorum called romney's tax plan obama styled class warfare. he's sponsoring computer robocalls all over michigan asking democrats to vote against romney. romney calls it a dirty trick. republican governors are worrieded a prolonged fight could hurt the party's chances in november. >> do you think they should calm down a little bit so? >> reporter: even before the polls close today in michigan and in arizona, rick santorum is switching his focus to super...
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obama administration officials tell say the pentagon is against israel's suggestions to destroy weapons. officials say wednesday's deadly bombing in the heart of damascus that killed the defense member sister and his deputy, assad's brother-in-law, may turn out to be a turning point in the country's conflict. >>> israel is vowing retaliation against iran. at least seven people died in an attack on a bus at the airport in a resort city on the black sea. the israelis had just arrived from a flight from tell ajive for a vacation. bulgaria's administration says a suspected terrorist was carrying a driver's license issued by the state of michigan. iran has always denied involvement in the past. >>> london's metropolitan police have arrested three men arriving to commit terrorism. one woman has been arrested for a document likely to be of use as a terrorist as part of the same operation. all four will appear in court today. police say the arrests are not related to the upcoming olympic games which start a week from tomorrow. >>> in florida, a pair of armed robbers had the tables turned on the
obama administration officials tell say the pentagon is against israel's suggestions to destroy weapons. officials say wednesday's deadly bombing in the heart of damascus that killed the defense member sister and his deputy, assad's brother-in-law, may turn out to be a turning point in the country's conflict. >>> israel is vowing retaliation against iran. at least seven people died in an attack on a bus at the airport in a resort city on the black sea. the israelis had just arrived...
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a new poll of new yorkers gives praise to new jersey governor chris christie, followed by president obama, new york governor and drooi cuomo and mayor michael bloomberg. sources say joe kennedy iii, robert kennedy's grandson will tie the knot with lauren birchfield. and meet the turkeys being pardoned and pam pefr perampere. they're spending the day at a swanky hotel, and then the president will pardon one of them. peta calls the pardon of turkeys misleading since the turkeys didn't do anything wrong. >>> last night south carolina congressman james clyburn talked about the credentials of susan rice, and he told reverend al sharpton that rice is qualified to be secretary of state. >> this lady is as qualified as anybody that's ever served in government. and i think that it's time for these people to stop this foolishness. now, i have to give senator mccain credit. he now put out a statement that he now knows that susan rice was not responsible for the information that she read. he now knows where it came from he's disappointed that nobody told him where it came from. i think it's time for
a new poll of new yorkers gives praise to new jersey governor chris christie, followed by president obama, new york governor and drooi cuomo and mayor michael bloomberg. sources say joe kennedy iii, robert kennedy's grandson will tie the knot with lauren birchfield. and meet the turkeys being pardoned and pam pefr perampere. they're spending the day at a swanky hotel, and then the president will pardon one of them. peta calls the pardon of turkeys misleading since the turkeys didn't do anything...
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president obama's campaign is criticizing republican contender rick santorum. santorum says he wasn't talking about the president's christianity. nbc's trace si potts joins us from washington with details. >> veronica, good morning. critics say his comments this weekend went over the line. >>> last night, rick santorum seem today compare president obama to hitler. >> maybe he's not best guy. after a while, you found out some things about this guy over in europe. >> this after another controversial comment saturday. >> it's not about you. it's not about your quality of life. it's not about your jobs. it's about some phony ideal. some phony theology. >> he's actually questioning the president's fai. that is a new low in american politics. >> reporter: santorum says he wasn't talking about the president's faith. >> he says he's a christian, but i am talking about his world view. >> republicans came to santorum's rescue, criticizing president obama for requiring cherjs to play for employee's birth control. >> he is a political floes fi that means he can mandate cer
president obama's campaign is criticizing republican contender rick santorum. santorum says he wasn't talking about the president's christianity. nbc's trace si potts joins us from washington with details. >> veronica, good morning. critics say his comments this weekend went over the line. >>> last night, rick santorum seem today compare president obama to hitler. >> maybe he's not best guy. after a while, you found out some things about this guy over in europe. >>...
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>>> first lady michelle obama takes a passionate case for her husband's second term. >> and a car crashes. and nasa gives kids a chance to name a piece of cosmic history. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >> we're going to begin this morning with cheerleader in chief. at the democratic national convention in charlotte last night, first lady michelle obama delivered an impassioned speech. tracie potts joins us from charlotte. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. a bit of the back story here, aides say the ideas you heard michelle obama talk about last night were her own, that she knew exactly what she wanted to say in this speech. democrats bring in their heavyweight tonight, former president bill clinton, the only person more popular in a recent gallop poll, michelle obama. she brought democrats to their feet last night with a rousing speech about decisions based on family values. >> in the end for barack, these issues and political, they're personal. heap know what is it means when a family struggles. >> reporter: a messag
>>> first lady michelle obama takes a passionate case for her husband's second term. >> and a car crashes. and nasa gives kids a chance to name a piece of cosmic history. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >> we're going to begin this morning with cheerleader in chief. at the democratic national convention in charlotte last night, first lady michelle obama delivered an impassioned speech. tracie potts joins us...
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yesterday, during the national prayer breakfast, though it is not political, president obama referred to the very poor, he says that he believes he should be his brother's keeper. it was the president's most explicit account yet of how his personal religious believes play in his decision making on big national problems. lin? >> brian, thanks so much. >>> the nation's largest breast cancer charity, susan g. komen is facing backlash to cut money to planned parenthood. michael bloomberg will donate $250,000 to planned parenthood. critics accused komen of caving to pressure. lisa myers has more. >> reporter: really awful, should be ashamed of themselves. >> nancy brinker struggled to contain the damage. first on msnbc. >> it's not true. >> there is an explosion of anger among your long time supporters. >> there is a tremendous amount, lisa, of emotion, whenever you're dealing with issues of vulnerable populations. whenever the idea of a change. >> a lot of folks see this as a political decision. >> we're not a political organization, this is not based on political decision. >> she says ko
yesterday, during the national prayer breakfast, though it is not political, president obama referred to the very poor, he says that he believes he should be his brother's keeper. it was the president's most explicit account yet of how his personal religious believes play in his decision making on big national problems. lin? >> brian, thanks so much. >>> the nation's largest breast cancer charity, susan g. komen is facing backlash to cut money to planned parenthood. michael...
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a victory for president obama. now he returns to washington to deal with a serious financial disaster. and dodging traffic. a nasty auto accident caught on tape along with a pedestrian who walked away from it. good morning everyone. i'm lynn berry, those stories and more on straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> if you can believe it, more mystery for residents in the northeast as a powerful nor'easter batters airs yas already hit hard by hurricane sandy. this storm is packing winds of over 60 miles per hour and dumped as much as a foot of snow in some areas. there are already reports of downed trees and power lines and more than a thousand flights have been canceled. katherine craig is braving the elements for us this morning. katherine? >> reporter: good morning from staten island, already hard hit by sandy. everyone is dealing with these piles of debris, a huge mound covered with snow as well. you drive through certain neighborhoods on staten island and this is the scene. you have stranded cars cover
a victory for president obama. now he returns to washington to deal with a serious financial disaster. and dodging traffic. a nasty auto accident caught on tape along with a pedestrian who walked away from it. good morning everyone. i'm lynn berry, those stories and more on straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> if you can believe it, more mystery for residents in the northeast as a powerful nor'easter batters airs yas already hit hard by hurricane sandy. this...
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. >>> eric holder is cited for contempt, this after obama invoked executive privilege. the committee was voting on the operation that aloud mexican gangs to get guns. despite holder giving republicans over 7,000 related documents and offering a partial release of the rest, that wasn't enough to stop the committee's provocative action. nbc's steve handlesman has more. >> reporter: all 23 republicans on the committee voted for contempt. all 17 democrats were opposed. u.s. attorney general eric holder possibly headed to a contempt vote on the house floor. president obama tried to prevent it, invoking executive perspective lenl, denying house republicans internal documents, often withheld from congress. everyone agrees that gun-running sting went bad, letting mexican gangs walk away with 2,000 assault weapons. >> who knew about fast and furious, when did they know about it and how high up did it go? >> reporter: house republicans had suspected holder knew and covered up. now they say they suspect president obama. >> and in what in the world is he asserting executive privile
. >>> eric holder is cited for contempt, this after obama invoked executive privilege. the committee was voting on the operation that aloud mexican gangs to get guns. despite holder giving republicans over 7,000 related documents and offering a partial release of the rest, that wasn't enough to stop the committee's provocative action. nbc's steve handlesman has more. >> reporter: all 23 republicans on the committee voted for contempt. all 17 democrats were opposed. u.s. attorney...
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photo opes, rubbing shoulders with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, an old friend, who is no fan of obama. but this foreign trip is still headlined by his faux pas in london. >> mitt romney wondered london was ready for the olympics, and i think it's clear that voters in this country wonder aloud whether mitt romney is ready for the world. >> reporter: mitt romney moving on but still smarting from that stumble on the world stage. today romney's meeting with poland's prime minister and also with its former president, lech walesa. >> here at home, we understand romney is making more headlines today with questions about his taxes? >> reporter: yeah, romney in an interview with one of the other networks said that he had been audited at one point. romney's campaign tells nbc's chuck todd that yes, romney was audited more than a decade ago but was found to be in compliance. but veronica, it just brings up a lot more questions about what isn't being revealed about romney's taxes in those years other than the two that he's decided to reveal to the public. >> interesting. brian mooar in washington
photo opes, rubbing shoulders with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, an old friend, who is no fan of obama. but this foreign trip is still headlined by his faux pas in london. >> mitt romney wondered london was ready for the olympics, and i think it's clear that voters in this country wonder aloud whether mitt romney is ready for the world. >> reporter: mitt romney moving on but still smarting from that stumble on the world stage. today romney's meeting with poland's prime minister...
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. >>> bill chummily is proposing a bill that would criminalize implementation of barack obama's 2010 health care law. >>> senator john kerry of massachusetts suspected to be president obama's choice to replace secretary of state hillary clinton, but because of the connecticut shootings the announcement will be delayed until later this week. >>> some top newspapers are complaining about the mitt romney campaign sending them bills for reporters covering the campaign. they say they were egregious charges for meals and $745 for a vice presidential debate viewing party. >>> and former italian prime minister silvia berlusconi told a tv interviewer that he's engaged to be married. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now for a look at the weather, we turn to bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning. >>> good morning. welcome. >> thank you. >> our new anchor at "first look". >> it's very good to be here. >> richard engel story -- >> i'm so relieved. a friend, a phenomenal person. >> five days, we had no clue. when he comes back and tells the story of what ha
. >>> bill chummily is proposing a bill that would criminalize implementation of barack obama's 2010 health care law. >>> senator john kerry of massachusetts suspected to be president obama's choice to replace secretary of state hillary clinton, but because of the connecticut shootings the announcement will be delayed until later this week. >>> some top newspapers are complaining about the mitt romney campaign sending them bills for reporters covering the campaign....
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while over the weekend the obama campaign pounded on his 47% comments. nbc's brian mooar has the very latest from washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, veronica. mitt romney hoping to turn the conversation today after a week spent largely on defense. >> well, i'll tell you what, this has been an interesting week. >> reporter: interesting, perhaps, but mitt romney doesn't want to repeat of last week. he's hoping to get back on the attack against president obama. >> he said, you know, you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. we're going to give him that chance on november 6th. >> reporter: romney's heading to battleground ohio for a three-day tour with running mate paul ryan, hoping to leave behind a week dominated by discouraging polls and the releases of a secret videotape and more tax information. >> probably not the best week in the campaign, but i will say that i think we can look back at last week as a campaign in a couple months and say this was the defining week in both campaigns. >> reporter
while over the weekend the obama campaign pounded on his 47% comments. nbc's brian mooar has the very latest from washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, veronica. mitt romney hoping to turn the conversation today after a week spent largely on defense. >> well, i'll tell you what, this has been an interesting week. >> reporter: interesting, perhaps, but mitt romney doesn't want to repeat of last week. he's hoping to get back on the attack against president obama....
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team obama joked that romney had not hurt the usa. >> there was nothing that i could see that was detrimental, at least not against the president. >> reporter: i'm steve hand ee s handelsman,. >> a three-judge panel is asking to stop -- >> the obama campaign and democratic party is making sure that we can get people the answer to their questions about how to register, about where their polling place is, about what they're going to need to bring to the polls. people can log on to gottavote.org and get the information and the answer to those questions because the democratic party is going to do everything we can to make sure that regardless of whether you speak english or spanish, regardless of where you live, if you are eligible to vote and lawfully eligible to vote, we are going to do everything we can to make sure can you cast that ballot. the republicans are doing everything they can to prevent it. >> don't miss "politics nation," the place for politics. >> to texas where a tea party favorite won the republican nomination for the november election to replace retiring senator kay bailey hutc
team obama joked that romney had not hurt the usa. >> there was nothing that i could see that was detrimental, at least not against the president. >> reporter: i'm steve hand ee s handelsman,. >> a three-judge panel is asking to stop -- >> the obama campaign and democratic party is making sure that we can get people the answer to their questions about how to register, about where their polling place is, about what they're going to need to bring to the polls. people can...
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. >>> the obama administration appears to be moving quickly to settle potential diplomatic crisis in china. this man is reportedly under the protection of the u.s. embassy in beijing. curt campbell appeared unannounced sunday in beijing. legalctis had ennd ourrt f sri lizaon thcotrs e sdo ge t rac aagemil children, were killed when their van plunged off a highway and landed on the grounds of the bronx zoo. >> reporter: the dense wooded area of the bronx zoo hides the scene of one of the worst they have ever seen on a jo >> sometimes you come upon event that are rrific and isas oof e rorr:hedetyhi yshersill me tsiathk jtrs, >> reporter: that van was headed southbound on the bronx river park way. it hit the median and took a fatal plunge. >> it traveled a distance of 75, 80 feet before it came down and hit the ground. it fell 100 feet from the overpass. >> reporter: zoo officials say it landed in a remote area. at no point were staff, animals orisitor in rm wa thasad victim was able to remain calm even opening the cash register. the gunman fired even more shots panicking customers insi
. >>> the obama administration appears to be moving quickly to settle potential diplomatic crisis in china. this man is reportedly under the protection of the u.s. embassy in beijing. curt campbell appeared unannounced sunday in beijing. legalctis had ennd ourrt f sri lizaon thcotrs e sdo ge t rac aagemil children, were killed when their van plunged off a highway and landed on the grounds of the bronx zoo. >> reporter: the dense wooded area of the bronx zoo hides the scene of one...
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how much worse will this get and how will president obama respond? we'll have a live report from the ground. the wall street journal poll shows the president opening up leads in the only states that matter this election, just two months away. the question is, what will governor romney do to change the race? is
how much worse will this get and how will president obama respond? we'll have a live report from the ground. the wall street journal poll shows the president opening up leads in the only states that matter this election, just two months away. the question is, what will governor romney do to change the race? is
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yesterday president obama arrived in connecticut to console survivors. after mourning privately with victims' families and first responders. the president took a stage to deliver san emotional speech. followed by an unexpected call for action. >> this is our first task. caring for our children. it's our first job. if we don't get that right, we don't get anything right. that's how as a society we will be judged. and by that
yesterday president obama arrived in connecticut to console survivors. after mourning privately with victims' families and first responders. the president took a stage to deliver san emotional speech. followed by an unexpected call for action. >> this is our first task. caring for our children. it's our first job. if we don't get that right, we don't get anything right. that's how as a society we will be judged. and by that
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. >>> all that, plus comfort dogs in newtown, obama and boehner wheel and deal. >>> good morning. this morning we're learning more about adam lanza, the troubled 20-year-old who took the lives of 27 people last week including new details with his relationship with parents. adam's parents separated in 2001 and later divorced in 2009. though they shared custody, peter lanza said adam lanza stopped visiting him and cut off all conversation with him in 2010. that was around the time that peter lanza began dating his new wife. according to divoce documents obtained by nbc news, peter lanza paid his ex-wife nancy just under $200,000 in alimony in 2012. friends say nancy lanza had not been working in recent years. the "new york times" is reporting adam lanza had, quote, no connections to the school where friday's massacre occurred. >>> students in newtown, connecticut are returning to school this morning for the first time since the shooting massacre. meanwhile, more families will hold funerals. nbc's danielle leigh joins us from newtown. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. just ove
. >>> all that, plus comfort dogs in newtown, obama and boehner wheel and deal. >>> good morning. this morning we're learning more about adam lanza, the troubled 20-year-old who took the lives of 27 people last week including new details with his relationship with parents. adam's parents separated in 2001 and later divorced in 2009. though they shared custody, peter lanza said adam lanza stopped visiting him and cut off all conversation with him in 2010. that was around the...
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president obama was in joplin last night to mark the anniversary. nbc's jinah kim reports. >> the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> reporter: speaking to thousands gathered for the joplin high school graduation, president obama said it was the people of joplin who deserved applause. >> as i look out at this class and across the city, what's clear is that you're the source of inspiration today. >> reporter: it was shortly after the same graduation ceremony last year that an ef-5 strength tornado tore through joplin taking 161 lives and shredding nearly 10,000 homes and buildings. surveillance cameras captured joplin high school getting ripped apart. one year later the school is still a pile of rubble while students study at a converted department store nearby. >> we can choose to carry on, we can choose to make a difference in the world. >> reporter: with $2.8 billion in damage, joplin is the costliest single tornado in u.s. history. fourth generation resident jeanie george says her community will never be the same. but it's
president obama was in joplin last night to mark the anniversary. nbc's jinah kim reports. >> the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> reporter: speaking to thousands gathered for the joplin high school graduation, president obama said it was the people of joplin who deserved applause. >> as i look out at this class and across the city, what's clear is that you're the source of inspiration today. >> reporter: it was shortly after the same...
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jovi is busy this week doing performances to support president obama. he has two appearances in iowa on friday. las vegas on saturday and on sunday he's going to perform at an obama fund raiser with stevie wonder and katie peri. this always sells. the web side bat lip reading is choosing paul ryan for its next victim after previous satires of president obama and mitt romney. they reworked a ryan video substituting different bizarre words as only bad lip reading could do. take a listen. >> i went into a starbucks building and everyone started collapsing. and i went to steve-o. he said he slipped into the future. he said ask about the special because it's doughnut day. >> that will never get old. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,482 after losing 32 points yesterday. the s&p was up a point and the nasdaq gained six. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 39 points but in hong kong, the hang seng added 47. >>>
jovi is busy this week doing performances to support president obama. he has two appearances in iowa on friday. las vegas on saturday and on sunday he's going to perform at an obama fund raiser with stevie wonder and katie peri. this always sells. the web side bat lip reading is choosing paul ryan for its next victim after previous satires of president obama and mitt romney. they reworked a ryan video substituting different bizarre words as only bad lip reading could do. take a listen. >>...